Maryland early vote
Current to October 18, 2026, as reported by the Maryland State Board of Elections.
Early voting dates
Status for Tuesday, October 20
Mail votingMail and absentee voting began September 19. Early in-person voting opens October 22.
- Early in-person voting
- October 22 to October 29
- Mail and absentee ballots
- From September 19
Dates: Maryland's official election page (opens in a new tab), checked October 19, 2026. Hours and places vary; your local election office has the details.
Statewide totals
196,421
early ballots cast (in-person plus mail)
- Mail ballots returned
- 196,421
- Mail ballots requested
- 621,013
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab), retrieved October 19, 2026, 2:41 p.m. ET.
Change since the previous report (October 16, 2026)
- Mail ballots returned
- +339
- Mail ballots requested
- −79
- Early ballots cast
- +339
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab), retrieved October 19, 2026, 2:41 p.m. ET.
Early ballots cast, cumulative, by report
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- October 16, 2026: 196,082
- October 18, 2026: 196,421
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab), retrieved October 19, 2026, 2:41 p.m. ET.
By county
24 counties. Darker shading means more early ballots cast; larger counties have more voters. In the table, Mail means mail ballots returned. Requested means mail ballots requested.
| Montgomery | 37,800 | 134,283 | 37,800 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 27,139 | 90,032 | 27,139 |
| Anne Arundel | 25,351 | 66,532 | 25,351 |
| Prince George's | 22,308 | 82,656 | 22,308 |
| Howard | 12,819 | 38,991 | 12,819 |
| Baltimore city | 12,645 | 52,885 | 12,645 |
| Frederick | 9,998 | 30,094 | 9,998 |
| Harford | 8,425 | 21,879 | 8,425 |
| Carroll | 6,020 | 16,544 | 6,020 |
| Charles | 4,715 | 14,677 | 4,715 |
| Washington | 4,707 | 11,646 | 4,707 |
| Calvert | 3,498 | 9,796 | 3,498 |
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab), retrieved October 19, 2026, 2:41 p.m. ET.
About these numbers
These are the early vote counts published by the Maryland State Board of Elections. GovGalaxy shows the state's own figures. We don't estimate, adjust, or project them.
What's counted. Mail ballots returned and mail ballots requested, as Maryland defines them. Mail ballots requested are mail-in ballots sent to voters. Mail ballots returned are ballots returned and accepted. Early in-person ballots are added once early voting reports begin. The total shown is early in-person ballots plus mail ballots returned, added together by GovGalaxy.
Dates. Numbers are current to October 18, 2026, as reported by the state. Early in-person voting runs October 22 to 29. We check for updates twice a day. States update on their own schedules and sometimes revise earlier numbers.
Ballots, not votes. These numbers show how many ballots have been cast or returned. They don't show who anyone voted for, and they aren't results.
Party registration. Maryland doesn't report early voters by party, so we don't show party. Party splits for Maryland that appear elsewhere are estimates, not official numbers.
Comparing states. States count and report early voting differently and on different days, so their totals aren't directly comparable.
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab), retrieved October 19, 2026, 2:41 p.m. ET.
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